Rack for neckties



Jan. 18, 1949 J. LINENTHAL.

RACK FOR NEGKTIESA Filed April 27, 1946 Patented Jan. 18, 1949 UNITED ISTATES PATE'N T F l C E RACKFOR NECKTIES JackALinenthal, Chicago, Ill.

ApplicationApril 27, 194',Seria Nor'6'65g48'7 TheA present invention relates' to necktie racks of: the type` shownl in: my. co-.pending application, SerialNumber 643,847. Atie. rack of this .character .-containst a series ofv individual necktie gripping bars'which can-bef lifted from a' horizontally running supportso as to permit the placing of the series of neckties and the like over the support, and the bars may thereafter be lowered to grip the neckties and hold them on the rack.

It is the purpose of this invention to provide a necktie rack of this character wherein the individual gripping bars are so arrangedas to automatically accommodate themselves to neckties of different thicknesses that may be placed upon the same supporting member. The supporting memberconsists of a simple trough shaped bar having therein a longitudinally extending actuating ele ment by which the individualfnecktie holding bars can be raised. The present invention conn templates also a novel combination between-:the actuating bar and the trough whereby the actuating bar may be releasably latched in position to hold the necktie gripping bars in raised position, the normal position, of course, being in engagement with the top of the supporting bar or with the necktie resting on the bar.

The nature and advantages of my invention will appear more fully from the following description and the accompanying drawings wherein a preferred form of the invention is shown. It should be understood, however, that the drawings and description are illustrative only, and should not be taken as limiting the invention except insofar as it is limited by the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a plan view of the necktie rack einbodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional View through the rack taken in a. vertical plane; and

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawings, my improved necktie rack consists of an elongated inverted trough shaped bar 5, which may be constructed of any suitable material. A satisfactory material is a molded plastic compound. The trough shaped bar is mounted by means of a pivot pin 6 to a bracket 'i that can be secured to a wall 3 in any suitable manner. The bar has a plurality of ribs 9 on the interior therof which serve as a means for strengthening the construction. There is also a cross rib ID adjacent the mounted end of the bar for a purpose which will presently appear. The top surface of the bar has a plurality of openings II therein, and immediately V.i 2 belowthese'openings there are bearings. Ii2 formed in .the bar; to. receive: pivot Lpins'; i3. ',These: pivot pin-s sup-port a. plurality of` necktie gripping; elements' I4 whichfareiadapted to press downzupon neckties I5 that are laidpverthe bar 5.

:In'tthe normal .useof a necktie rackofxthis charactery it is quite evident `thatthe neckties will not all be of the same thickness or Weight. Furthermore'there maybe times `when all ofthe gripping elements I4 will not be neededv to hold theneekties. It is essential that the neckties be gripped firmly. springs I6 for the several elements I4. -These springs vhave'one end secured to a'downwardly extending 'portionrof the Ielements I4 and the other end of the spring isfsecured to a projection l 'lthat is formed inside the 'trough shaped bar 5;

The springs are under sufficient tension to cause theelements I4 to grip the neckties adequately and retain them on the. bar 5; If'for any'reasonone of the bars, like the right hand end bar in Figure 2, has no necktie beneath it, it will rest on the top of the bar 5 and each of the bars having a necktie thereunder will grip the necktie even though some of the neckties are thicker than others. Two or more neckties may thus be held under a single element I4.

In `order to raise the elements i4 and release them from the neckties I mount a bar I8 in the trough shaped bar 5 by securing a guide member I9 within the trough. This guide member may be fastened in place in any suitable manner, but I prefer to cement it in place after the bar 5 has the elements I4 and the springs I6 mounted therein. The actuator bar i8 preferably is constructed of metal so that tongues 20 can be struck up from the bar i8 into position to engage the lower ends of the elements i4. At the free end of the bar 5 the actuator bar I8 is bent downwardly and has a finger piece 2| molded around it. The guide i9 has a depending portion 22 adjacent to the member 2| so that the operator can readily grasp the parts 2| and 22 and move the actuator bar to the left from the position shown in Figure 2, for the purpose of lifting the several elements I4.

It is sometimes desirable to hold the elements I4 in raised position while the neckties are arranged on the bar 5, and it would be inconvenient to have to hold the actuator bar I8 While this is being done. I take Iadvantage of the cross rib lll to provide a yielding latch by which the several ele ments I4 can be held in raised position. The leaf spring 23 is secured to the bar I8 in position to engage the lower edge of the cross -rib IIJ. The

I therefore provide. individual spring 23 will slide under the cross rib and yieldingly oppose movementl of the bar I8 because of the hump therein. This hump is so arranged as to present a steeperr face to the cross rib Il! when the bar I8 is moved toward the right than when it is moved toward the left. One end of the spring 23 is free while the other end is secured by a rivet or screw to the bar I8.

It is believed that the drawings and foregoing description are suicient to make the nature and advantages of my invention clear to those skilled in the art. The several elements I4 are individually yieldable to accommodate themselves to the varying thicknesses that will be encountered with neckties that are carried upon the rack, 'Ihese elements I4 are rounded as shown so as to facilitate their gripping engagement with the neckties without danger of their catching on the material. They are also individually operable Without the use of the sliding bar I8 if the user of the rack desires to lift them by grasping the upturned free end. However it is a very simple matter to operate the actuating bar I8 to release all of the neckties at the time a necktie is placed upon or removed from the rack.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

l. A necktie rack comprising a supporting bar, a series of necktie gripping relements pivotally mounted on the bar and having gripping portions overlying the bar, means individual to each gripping element yieldingly urging the overlying portions toward the bar, means carried by the bar to lift the overlying portions away from the bar to permit removal of a necktie held therebetween, and latch means operable to latch said gripping portions in lifted position.

2. A necktie rack comprising a supporting bar, a series of necktie gripping elements pivotally mounted on the bar and having gripping portions overlying the bar, springs mounted by the bar and connected to the gripping elements to urge them against the bar, and means for latching the gripping elements in raised position.

3. A necktie rack comprising a hollow bar, gripping elements pivoted in the bar at longitudinally spaced points and having portions projecting through openings in the top Wall of the bar to overlie neckties draped over the bar, spring means for each element urging the projecting portions against the bar, and an actuator bar slidable in said bar and having means to engage said elements and lift the projecting-portions away from the bar.

4. A necktie rack comprising a hollow bar, gripping elements pivoted in the bar at longitudinally spaced points and having portions projecting through openings in the topv Wallof the bar to overlie neckties draped over the bar, spring means for each element urging the projecting portions against the bar, an actuator bar in the bar and having a finger piece projecting downwardly from the actuator bar through an opening at one end of the hollow bar, and lugs on said actuator bar for engaging and moving said elements against the force of said spring means to release neckties held thereby.

JACK LINENTHAL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the :le of this patent:

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